Feel like dreaming for a minute, Detroit Lions fans? MLive sister site Cleveland.com is reporting that Bill Cowher has rebuffed the Cleveland Browns' advances to head their team.

However, the former Pittsburgh Steelers coachi says not interested in coaching anywhere next year.

Cleveland.com, December 29: Speculation for his replacement had been centered on Cowher for several weeks, but Lerner said Monday that he met with Cowher on Saturday night and that Cowher said he would not return to coaching in 2009 and asked Lerner to take him off the Browns list of candidates.

Cowher told Lerner that he was comfortable with his lifestyle in North Carolina at this time.